by Eileen Loh Most kitchen-and-bath showrooms are quiet places where customers walk around viewing displays. Not so at Nordic Kitchens & Baths (1818 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-2300; www.nordickitchens.com) earlier this month, when people chatted, sipped wine and watched a cooking demonstration by chef Garth Blackburn of SubZero/Wolf Appliances before digging into a meal prepared in the showroom.? [ Read more ]